Venezuelan striker became the second player to score a hat-trick of headers in the Premier League after Duncan Ferguson in 1997

Match highlights

by George Boulton

15th December 2016,12:30 am

Updated: 15th December 2016,7:40 am

SALOMON RONDON’S hat-trick inspired West Brom to their third successive home win in the Premier League after seeing off Swansea at the Hawthorns.

Nacer Chadli had the crowd on their feet in the opening stages after a great piece of tricky kept the ball in play and after skipping past his man he whipped in a low-cross which was defended by the Swans.

Jordi Amat nearly gifted the hosts the lead on the brink of half time after being caught in possession by James Morrison who slipped in Rondon but the Swansea defender got himself out of jail by preventing a shot from the striker.

After already having a couple of chances, it took just four minutes for Rondon to find the back of the net after break, after he headed in a great cross from Matt Phillips' set piece.

WHAT THEY SAID

West Brom boss Tony Pulis: "We played 24 hours later (last weekend) than Swansea had and, in the first half, we looked laboured.

"I'm pleased for the group. I thought in the first 20 minutes of the second half - that's where the game was won and we played like we can play."

Swansea boss Bob Bradley: "Defence is an area where we have to improve. If we could have kept in the game at 1-0, started to play some passes... but all too many times this season we give up the second goal all too quickly and that happened again."